kakariki puffing feathers and wiggling bum

by rachel
(england)

My kakariki keeps sitting on her perch puffing her feathers to make herself fat and wiggling her bum feathers higher than her head making a crying noise she is very active walking upside down in her cage and loves to come out and fly round the home, she never stops eating and laughs at me when I clean her out and she starts scratching food all over floor I thought she may have been in season but this has gone on for a while now I'm being to get concerned is she lonely ? Please help

Comments for kakariki puffing feathers and wiggling bum

This may be a breeding or courtship behaviors, however, I thin you should have her examined by an avian veterinarian as soon as possible in case it is a health concern. If she is hand fed, it is likely that she only wants you or a human for a mate and may not get along with another bird.

Dr B

Nov 26, 2013

I think its a mating ritualby: Patricia W

My kakariki Jade use to do that when I petted her back and I think it is a mating call. The more I petted or the firmer, the more she lifted her little bum in the air and put her head back and the louder she got. I lost her on November 25th she passed away at the age of 7 due to some kind of lung issue.